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Children's Literature File2. Floca,
B. (1999). Five trucks. New York; DK Publishing.
Written and illustrated by Brian Floca,
this book describes five different
trucks and the different things they do in order to get an airplane to
take off. Each truck is described by size and other features it has.
This book can be used in the classroom for counting to five. It can
also be used to teach description words for the size of different objects.
3.
Freeman, D. (1957). Fly high
fly low. New York: Viking Press. Written and illustrated
by Don
Freeman, this book follows the
life of two pigeons, and the things they see when they fly high and low.
The two pigeons build a nest in the letter "B" of a sign. The sign
is then removed and one pigeon flies high and low to find the "B".
This book can be used in the classroom to explain the opposites, high and
low.
4. Henrietta.
(1995). A country mouse in the town house. London: Dorling
Kindersley. The journey
through this picture book is taken
by a mouse. Each page, aside from telling a story of his adventures,
has different mice hidden in it. It is up to the reader to find the
hidden mice. This picture book is a good transition between activities
in the classroom. It is also good for children to really think about
what is being read, and use those clues to help find the mouse on each
page.
5. Keats, E.J. (1974). Kitten for a day. New York: Four Winds press. Written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, this book is a picture book, illustrating the life of a kitten from a puppy's point of view. The puppy and kittens become familiar with the way each eat, drink, and run. The author uses one word to describe the noises these animals make while eating, drinking, and running. However, the majority of the story is told through pictures. In the classroom, this can be used to explain the differences between cats and dogs. Children can also look at the pictures, and create their own story based on what they see in the pictures.
6. Seuss, Dr. (1974). Great day for up. New York: Random House. Illustrated by Quentin Blake, the use of rhyme portrays the meaning of up in many ways. This book explains what up is, and different things that go up. In the classroom, this book can be used to explain the meaning of the word up.
7.
Seuss,
Dr. (1968). The foot book. New York: Random House.
This book describes different kinds of feet: big feet, small feet, fast
feet, slow feet. Dr. Seuss takes the reader through the book
describing
how feet are used, and the different things people can do with feet.
In the classroom, this
book
can be used to explain opposites, and it can be used to teach vocabulary
through the use of
rhyme.
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